The government has this morning published its consultation on the Advanced British Standard, which runs until mid-March.
It doesn’t seem to have loads more detail on how it would all work than what was published when the plans were first announced (you can read our previous round-up here).
The big reform, which would involve ditching A-levels and T-levels for new “major” and “minor” subjects, including compulsory English and maths, would take TEN YEARS to introduce. (And is also reliant on a political miracle for the Conservatives to win the next election).
Unions said it was “difficult to imagine a more pointless waste of energy and time”. Geoff Barton, leader of ASCL, added it was “headless chicken policymaking”.
